Card holding device



April 5, 1 w. GRIESBACH 1,852,457

CARD HOLDING DEVICE Filed Nov. 26, 19:50

INVENZOR, William G'rz'eafiaafi,

ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 5, 1932 UNITED STATES WILLIAM GRIESBAGH, F GREENFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS CARD HOLDING DEVICE Application filed November 26, 1930.Serial No. 498,278.

My invention relates to improvements in card holding devices, and moreparticularly to that type of holding device which is designed orintended for removably retaining price tags, such as small squares ofcardboard, metal, or the like, having printed or stamped on the facethereof numerals representing the price of an article on display.

My device is designed to be secured to the edge of a shelf, counter, orshow case, and its object is to provide a secure means for removablyholding price cards of varying size and thickness so that they may bereadily changed to indicate different prices.

Broadly, my invention comprises a strip of thin metal, as brass, havinga portion bent or folded over upon itself to form a U shaped member, oneof the bent portions being divided or slitted to provide a plurality ofresilient or spring finger elements and the other portion providingmeans for securing the folded strip to a support, as the edge of ashelf, or the like.

The objects and advantages of my price tag holding device will be morecompletely disclosed in the specification with reference to thedrawings, and the appended laims. A preferred embodiment of my inventionis illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view showing the card holder device secured orattached to the edge of a shelf with price cards inserted therein.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, in which like reference numeralsindicate like parts throughout:

The U-shaped card holder device 1, which is preferably composed ofspring metal, is secured to the front edge 2 of a shelf 3 by means ofthe tacks or screws 4. A portion of the lower part of the holder 1 isslitted for dividing the holder into a plurality of elastic lingers 5 bythe slits 6. These fingers 5 are bent outward and upward, as indicatedin Fig. 3, thus forming a plurality of sockets 7.

The top edges 8 of the fingers 5 are bent out- Ward to facilitate theinsertion of a price card 9. Another price card 10, comparativelythicker than the card 9, is shown inserted in the holder 1 in Figs. 1and 2. The holder 1 is formed with spaced openings 11 for receiving thetacks or screws 4 for the purpose of securing the holder to a shelf,counter, or the like.

In operation, strips of the price card holding device are secured to theedge of a counter, shelf, or show case upon which goods are displayed,and printed or stencilled price cards bearing the necessary informationmay then be inserted in the holder in front of the displayed goods. Itwill be readily understood that the spring or elastic fingers willpermit the insertion of these cards varying quite widely in thickness,and yet each in dividual card will be firmly held in place by theparticular fingers coming in contact with it. Such a constructionpermits these cards to be readily inserted and removed, as desired.

What I claim is:

1. A price card holder comprising a continuous strip member formed witha plurality of spaced openings and a plurality of closely spaced springfingers, said fingers being located on the lower edge portion only ofsaid body member and extending outwardly and upwardly against the faceof said body member, the upper edges of said spring fingers havingoutwardly extending portions for spacing them from said body member.

2. A U-shaped price card holding device comprising a continuous strip ofspring material having a portion of its lower edge bent outwardly andupwardly through approximately said bent portion being divided byslitting the same to form a series of closely spaced independentlyoperating units for the purpose of removably holding price cards ofvarying thickness and independent of each other, substantially, asdescribed.

3. A price card holder device comprising a continuous strip body member,a plurality of closely spaced card retaining finger portions extendingfrom the bottom edge of the body member and bent outwardly and upwardlyfrom the bottom edge and located adjacent to the face portion of saidbody member, the top edges of said card retaining portions being bentoutwardly to provide an easy insertion of a price card into the socketformed by the co-operation of said body member and said card retainingportions, said body member being formed With a plurality of spacedopenings for receiving means for the purpose of securing the same to theedge of a shelf or the like.

WILLIAM GRIESBACH.-

